Audio dropouts in iDVD 7.04 at every 99th frame when creatin IDVD slideshow

Dear Friends,
About two months ago, I completed my first iDVD slideshow project, consisting of 911 photos and a soundtrack. It seemed perfect when using iDVD Preview, but when I burned it to a DVD or saved it as a disk image, I discovered a series of audio dropouts, some minor, some moderate and some rather extreme. I also discovered that the dropouts occurred an EXACT mathematical interval, that is first at #99, next at #198, next at #297, and finally down to #892.
I contacted iDVD Support and they repeatedly argued that a dropout could happen at regular interval, and that they were always random. The suggestion given to me was to “always empty the iDVD cache before burning, which I did repeatedly and the issue persisted.
I called back in and instead of going back to iDVD Support, using my specific case number, I went sent to an Apple Support Generalist, who knew nothing of the issue, and so it happened again, and again, and again…
Has anyone in the real world beyond Cupertino ever experienced such an issue? If so, have you developed an effective resolution? My only resolution has been not to even have a audio soundtrack.
Thanks, Apple Support for not being there when I really need you!

There are many ways to produce slide shows using iPhoto, iMovie or iDVD and some limit the number of photos you can use (iDVD has a 99 chapter (slide) limitation).
If what you want is what I want, namely to be able to use high resolution photos (even 300 dpi tiff files), to pan and zoom individual photos, use a variety of transitions, to add and edit music or commentary, place text exactly where you want it, and to end up with a DVD that looks good on both your Mac and a TV - in other words end up with and end result that does not look like an old fashioned slide show from a projector - you may be interested in how I do it. You don't have to do it my way, but the following may be food for thought!
Firstly you need proper software to assemble the photos, decide on the duration of each, the transitions you want to use, and how to pan and zoom individual photos where required, and add proper titles. For this I use Photo to Movie. You can read about what it can do on their website:
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
(Other users here use the alternative FotoMagico: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/homevspro/ which you may prefer - I have no experience with it.)
Neither of these are freeware, but are worth the investment if you are going to do a lot of slide shows. Read about them in detail, then decide which one you feel is best suited to your needs.
Once you have timed and arranged and manipulated the photos to your liking in Photo to Movie, it exports the file to iMovie 6 as a DV stream. You can add music in Photo to Movie, but I prefer doing this in iMovie where it is easier to edit. You can now further edit the slide show in iMovie just as you would a movie, including adding other video clips, then send it to iDVD 7, or Toast, for burning.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how professional the results can be!
To simply create a slide show in iDVD 8 from images in iPhoto or stored in other places on your hard disk or a connected server, look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1089

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